BRIESE, Patricia


West Valley View, Avondale, AZ May 07, 2010 Patricia Briese, 78, of Litchfield Park and formerly Buckeye died May 4, 2010. Mrs. Briese was born in August 1931 in North Dakota. She moved to Arizona in 1970. She is survived by four daughters, Lynn Sills of Goodyear, Jackie Whitecotton of Phoenix, Gail Lusk of Buckeye and Jan Millard of Missouri; two sons, Ron of Utah and Don of Arizona; 19 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald. Visitation will run from 2 to 6 p.m. May 10, with a rosary recital at 5, at Thompson's Valley West Funeral Home, 926 S. Litchfield Road in Goodyear. A Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. May 11 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 13720 W. Thomas Road in Avondale. Visit the Web site thompsonfuneralchapel.com to leave condolences for the family.